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cord-290694-jmav8xi4	Bridgland, Victoria M. E.	Why the COVID-19 pandemic is a traumatic stressor	2020-09-22		.txt	text/plain	1102	68	57	The COVID-19 pandemic does not fit into prevailing Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) models, or diagnostic criteria, yet emerging research shows traumatic stress symptoms as a result of this ongoing global stressor. Nevertheless, among a sample of online participants (N = 1,040) in five western countries, we found participants had PTSD-like symptoms for events that had not happened and when participants had been directly (e.g., contact with virus) or indirectly exposed to COVID-19 (e.g., via media). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-5 (PCL-5 (22)), adapted to measure pre/peri/post-145 traumatic reactions, and measures of general emotional reactions, well-being, psychosocial 146 functioning, and depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms. We then re-presented the 209 same list of events, but asked participants to select events they were concerned about 210 happening in the future ("other" events led to three additional categories [seven responses The PTSD Checklist (PCL-5 (22)).	./cache/cord-290694-jmav8xi4.txt	./txt/cord-290694-jmav8xi4.txt